Lo Prado metro station explained

Symbol Location:santiago
Symbol:metro
Lo Prado
Type:
Style:STGO
Address:San Pablo Avenue / Santa Marta Street
Coordinates:-33.4432°N -70.7168°W
Line: Line 5
Other:Transantiago buses
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Opened:January 12, 2010
Accessible:yes

Lo Prado is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The entrance to the station is located in front of the town hall of Lo Prado. The station was opened on 12 January 2010 as part of the extension of the line from Quinta Normal to Pudahuel.[1]

The station consists of three cylindrical volumes. The platforms and tracks are in a NATM-built tunnel, which is perpendicularly intersected by a second volume. At that point, a bridge connects both platforms, which is supported at each end by the shaft structures of two elevators.[2] The upper levels are contained within a cut-and-cover volume, which has a helical internal layout. The walls at platform level are paneled with rectangular slabs in orange tones. The length of the platforms is 135m (443feet).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Santiago . urbanrail.
  2. Web site: Term.Est.Tr.1-20080926.doc . Metro S.A. . Metro de Santiago . August 10, 2012 . Spanish.